Downtown Disney

Before we checked into our resort, we did some exploring in Downtown Disney. There's plenty to do there, so if you have a down day it's a great place to head. It was also where hubby and I spent our evenings once the kids went to bed. Ahh, the benefits of having Grandparents with us :) Our resort was actually walking distance (we didn't try) or accessible by boat or bus. Since we arrived at Disney before check in, it was a perfect place to officially start our vacation.

I had made reservations at the T-Rex Restaurant for lunch. Both my kids LOVE animals, especially dinosaurs. It all sounded ideal until the little guy threw a tantrum that rivaled all tantrums. Hubby never really got to eat his lunch. Our meal felt chaotic as we were taking turns running after our kids who wanted to see all the life size animatronic creatures. The animals were supposed to keep our kids occupied, which they did. They just wanted to see the animals so much that they didn't want to sit still and eat.

Looking back, it was probably a bad idea to expect well behaved kids while having lunch out. They had been so good for 12 hours in the car the day before, and 3 hours that morning. It was only a matter of time before one of them was going to lose it.

After lunch got cut short, we tried to remember that we were on vacation and that we were there for our kids. Fortunately, we were steps away from a huge Lego store with some pretty amazing displays and interactive stations to engage our kiddos.